City of Knox

In 2011, there were 41,506 overseas born people living in the City of Knox, with largest age group being 50 to 54 year olds in 2011.

The Age Structure of the overseas born population in the City of Knox provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.

Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.

To get a more complete picture the City of Knox's overseas-born Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in five year age groups, 2006 to 2011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the five year age groups of overseas born population in the City of Knox in 2011 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 5.1% of the overseas born population was aged between 0 and 14, and 21.0% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 5.5% and 19.3% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the age structure of the overseas born population in the City of Knox and Greater Melbourne were:

A larger percentage of people aged 55 to 59 (9.6% compared to 7.2%)

A larger percentage of people aged 50 to 54 (10.2% compared to 7.8%)

A smaller percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (5.2% compared to 9.4%)

A smaller percentage of people aged 20 to 24 (3.8% compared to 7.0%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2011, City of Knox's overseas born population increased by 4,536 people (12.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 2.34% per year over the period.

The largest changes in age structure of the overseas born population in this area between 2006 and 2011 were in the age groups:

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